I created a vit file from an existing vi that used a ctl file for semaphore elements. After installing the vit template I noticed that the link to the original ctl file still exists. I created a ctt file from the original ctl file and installed it into the directory where I installed the FSM.vit and FSMd.png files, but I am still linked to the original ctl file. How do I create the link from the vit file to the ctl file?
My template uses this ctt template and I want it completely separate from the original ctl file that was used to create the original vit template, and any program that uses the vit to create a new vi will be using a different version of the ctl since it is used by the producer as an enumerated element. This particular design adaptation of the produce-consumer template as I have used two times before, and each time the only major change that I need to do is change most of the enumerated elements in the ctl which is used in many places in the vit file. So if I create a new vi from the template I can then just edit the enumerated elements for the new project without changing the one an only copt of the ctl that was used in a previous project. I need tight coupling within the project and no coupling between projects.
I'm using strict type defs: the .cit template will ultimately be used to create a .ctl of enumerated types both to run the messages from the producer to the consumer via the msg queue and as a state element in a state machine in the consumer loop. If I create a new project VI from the .vit template I'll end up with a VI that I can readily customize. I also want to create a .ctl from the .cit template that is also independent of any other 'instance' of the .cit template so that various applications using this template are not tied together by a common .ctl file.
I created a simple .vit using a strict typedef boolean .ctl to try and recreate what you had. I then opened the .ctl in the template VI and saved the control as a .ctt to the same folder as the .vit and it appears to be linked correctly. I did a Save as... and then substituted the copy for the original. Is this any different than the method you are using?
